Hair curler



.im 14,1927. 'I1-,631,989

W. T. TABB HAIR CURLER Filed bot. 2s, 1924 2 sheets-sheet 1 mvauron WHR/VER 7. Tf1 a AWORNEYS 35., 26 v I BM@ June 14,1927. 1,631,989

w. T. TABB HAIR CURLER Filed'oct-25t 1924 2 sheets-sheet 2 ATTORNEYS lil i sse therethrough Patented June 14, 1927.

2 i wnENEE. fr. zum. 0E MAHWAfH, NEW JERSEY.

HAIR diem,

n 'Appncatmi nied oetoter zag1az4.' 'i serialv No. 745315."

This inventionrelates to improvement` in hair curlersand has for one of its objects to providean improved curler capable ofbeing conveniently adjusted inits operativelposition j and thereafter heated to produce an effective curl. l' i Another object is to"securelyfatta`ch the body of .the curler tothe hairlbymeansof `cooperating clamping devices and to' insert `into said body a heating element, the heat from whichvis conveyed `to the'hairthrough a portionlor` said bodyi` Y Y 'A furtlierjobjcct is to so. constructithe *body of the curler and the heating element thatthe latter may be easily and quickly at-` tached to the body andv securely maintained in its operative position without disturbing the curl `which is formed upon the body;

A still further objecty is to provide a curler of suiliciently light weight and having in itself a suilicient means of insulating the heat of thelabovementioned element from the head Vof .the user, that the body of the 1 curler may be conveniently and -comfort-ably left in positionias long as desired. after the hair has beenwound' and clamped thereon .and the hotelement inserted therein.

, Still another object is to provide a curler .which will effectively enclose thehair wound on the body thereof.

The above and Vother vobjects will appearV more clearlyfrom the following detailedrdescription, when taken'Y in connection with the vaccompanying drawings, whichV illustrate preferred embodiments of the inventive idea. Y In the drawings/-` i Figure 1` is aperspective view of one form of the invention ,I

kFigure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section taken bn the line `2`2 koiFig- 'ure 3;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-#3 of Figure 2; Y y Y AFigure 4 is a fragmentary end elevation, partly broken away` and shown in section;

Figure 5. isa viewfof the curler showing the parts detached'one ,from the other; y

Figure 6 is an elevation showing the manv ner of handling the heating elementwhen being mounted infthebody of the curler;

" Figure 7 is a sideelevation, partly broken away and shown insection, ofanotheriorm of theinvention;

formountingthe heatingv element or igure 9is an'elevational viewshowlng a *differentmeans for maintaining thefheating j element lor cartridge in* position linff the curlery*y V 1 i 'Figure 10 is affragmentary view, partly brokenV away andl shownin section, inwhich the retaining means ofFigure 9` is employed cartridge `in the bodyof ythe curler i Figure 11-is a fragmentary longitudina section of another implementwhich"maybe employed toturn the curler to wind the hair 'thereon and tol support the heating element .whlle the latterfvis' being; inserted into the curler ;v

Figure 12 is a side elevationk showing lthe `manner of supporting theheatin'g element with the implement'shown vin Figure ,11; and Figure 13 is a'sideA elevation showing `the manner of supporting the curler 'on' the imf plementv while winding the hair Yfon the curler.'

Referring particularlytothe form offthe linvention shown in Figuresfl to inclusive,-

circumferential groove 15 for receiving the h inner periphery of an `end plateor disk 16,

also made of a light material, but preferablyone having a relatively low speciiicjheat and a low heat conductivity. The extremities of the spindle are flared or crimped, as jindi-` `cated at 17, to engage the outer surfaces of the end` plates so as to retain saidplatesin Hposition on 'the spindle. The outer peripheries of the endplates may be covered with 'annular rings y18 employed to protect the Vhead ofthe user against engagement with thev sharp edges of the vend plates. The body thus resem'bles al anged spool in construction andthe end plates provide a means Afor `confining the hair topbecurled uponV the spindle and they edges ofsaidplates". will space the spindle from the head ofthe user andthus' effectively protect the user against fthe heat of the spindle. vBy making the yend "plates "as thin as possible and of a material such as spring 'steel having .a low specific heat and a'lo'wheat conductivity, it will be apparent that thef heat from the spindle will not be readil transmitted through said sion of heat through the end plates some of the material of the plates may be removed as by means of the holes 38 shown in VFigure 8, which are equally spaced in the mid periphery of the end plates-16.

In curling short or bobbed hair the free ends of the hair are first laid upon the s p'in-' dle 14 and then partially secured in positionv a the hair will bev frictionallyl gripped thereby aiding in its retention in a curled condition. Theffree longitudinal edges of the clamping devices 20 are turned' outwardly, as indicated'at 21, to facilitatei the handlingr of the clamping device. By arranging the clamping devices, as shown in Figure 3, with the spaces between the free longitudinal edges of said devices oppositely disposed with respect totheir positions aboutthe spindle, it

Vwill be apparent that the hair to becurled is practically entirely enclosed between said clamping devices and that the latter .willV effectively retain heatA from the4 spindle to secure a maximum 'application of said heat to the hair to be curled.

After'the hair has thus been woundupon the spindle and secured in position, a heating element or cartridge 22, which hasvbeeu `previoi'isly heated, is mounted within the cylindrical spindle, as shown in Figure 2. The heating element' 22 will preferably be made of some light material-such as aluminum having a high specific heat'so that for a given weight of material and a given temperature of the heating element the largest possible vamount of heat `will be retained thereby and will so be available for heating the hair. Each end of the heating element is preferably provided with a longitudinally extending recess 23 capable of receiving the free ends of a supporting device 24;. This device may be formed 'of asingle lengthA of material, such as' wire, b'entintermediate the ends thereof to form a handle and havto a position wherein the ends thereof are retain the heating element in position within the spindle a resilient retaining device 25 Y is provided. This device is preferably made of .a"sir`igle lengthiof wire having its extremities 26 bent in opposite directions and engaged in openings 27 in the end plates and interposed between said plates and the spindle, as best shown in Figure 4. Intermediate the ends of the device` 25 the same is bent toform a loop Q8 which projects through an opening 29formed in thespindle 14. At a point intermediate, the ends of the heating element the same is provided with an annular groove 30 into which the loop 28 projects when the heating element is in proper position within thespindle and this loop 28 will then releasably maintain the heating element in. said spindle. After the heating element is mounted in position the heattherefrom will be conducted to the hair through the spindle and clamping device 19. The curler maybe removed by simply detaching the clamping device 20, after which the hair may be unwound from the spindle and by finally removing the clamping device 19 the hair is completely detached from said spindle.

Thig invention may also be used for curlinglong hair, in which case the hair is wound upon the spindle 14 from the inner ends of the hair outwardly. In this event, the inner clamping device 19 is dispensed with, but the outer clamping device 20 may be employedas before to retain the hair in position on the spindle.

Figures 7 and 8 show a form of this invention in' which the resilient retaining device is omitted. The spindle `in this case is .made of relatively thin Vmaterial so as lo have in itself considerable resiliency. The end plates 16` are secured to the spindle in substantially the same manner as previously described. However, the spindle, as shown in Figure 7, is splitV longitudinally as indicated at 3l .and provided uponf one edge of said split and intermediate the ends4 of the spindle with an instruck projection or tongue 32 which is designed to engage the groove 30 of the heating element when the same is introduced into the spindle.`

In the drawings there is shown the end `disks 16 constructed asseparate parts `and attached tothe spindle, 14. i These disks may, however, `be constructed as ypart ofthe spindle by using for the' spindle asuitable material suchas-steel and flaring itsends to' form .the disks -as flanges,

Aholding and retaining device made of asing-Ie` lengthfot wire'ma-y be employed in mountingthe-heating' element" 22 in the spindle and retaining the lsame -in operative Tposition. This device' 4rrnaybe formed of a single length of wire bent interntlediatejits:r

ends to form a looped handle 34 and having shank of which includes two cooperating its extremities projecting inwardly toward each other, as clearly shown in Figures 9 and 10. To mount the heating element in the spindle one extremity of thel devicek 33 may be engaged with the element 22, as illustrated in Figure 10, and the other'end of the element then inserted into the spindle. After the element is in position in the spindle both of the extremities of the device 33 may be engaged in the openings in the ends of said element, as shown in Figure 9, and in this manner the heating element will be prevented from becoming accidentally detaclied from the body of the curler.

In Figure 1l an implement is shown, the

gripping members 36 both of arcuate formation in cross section. `The members 36 are formed of resilient material and are shaped to fit closely into the spindle. Previous to the positioning of the heating element within the spindle the implement 35 may be employed, as illustrated in Figure 13, to forni a handle for the curler when winding the hair thereon. When so used the free extremities of the members 36 are inserted into the spindle and due to the resilient nature grip the spindle so that the handle of the implement may be employed to turn the curler and thus wind the hair on the spindle thereof.

This implement may also be utilized in handling the heating element 22, particularly in removin the element from the llame or pan in wliic it has been heated. For this purpose the ends of the members 36 are provided with internal notches 37 of a cylindrical shape, adapted to engage the heating element as shown in Figure 12. What is claimed is:

l. In a hair curler, a body including a hollow spindle, a clamping device independent of the spindle to retain ends of hair in engagement with said spindle, a Vsecond clamping device independent of said s indle engageable with hair wound upon sai spindle to retain the wound hair in curled condition, and a heatable cartridge insertable into said spindle after the hair is wound thereon.

2. In a hair curler, a body on which to wind the hair, said body including a central portion and end dplates attached to said central portion, sai plates being made of material having, relative to said central portion, a low specific heat and a low heat conduct-ivity; a heating element insertable in said cartridge, said 'instrument having a body and cooperating resilient members axially extending in the same direction therefrom but oppositely disposed about the axis thereof, said members acting to frictionally engage the inner surface of said spindle when inserted therein, said membersv to engage the outer surface of said'cartridge when said cartridge is inserted between said members transversely thereof.

4.`In a hair curler, a spindle on which to Wind the hair; said spindle having flanges adjacent the ends thereof, and rims for said flanges, said rims constituting longitudinal enlargements of said vflanges adjacent the periplieries of the same,

5. In a hair curler, a body including a hollow spindle upon which the hair to be curled is wound, a heating element. insertable into said spindle, and end plates for said spindle capable of retaining the hair yhaving at their free ends transverse notches thereon and spacing the spindle from the l head of the user.

6. In a hair curler comprising a hollow body on which to wind the hair and a heatable cartridge insertable into said body and ceV a recess in said cartridge; a detachable automatically expanding handle for said car- Y tridge, said handle comprising a pair of elon.-

gated end portions thereof ymanually movable to positions adjacent each other for insertion into said recess, and a resilient portionV of said handle acting to separateV said end portions to bring said end portions in engagement with the peripheral surface of said recess when said end portions are inserted therein. l

7. In a hair curler comprising a hollow body on whichto wind the hair, a heatable cartridge insertable into said body, said cartridge having a substantially cylindrical shape and a longitudinally extending recess in said cartridge, said recess being substantially` cylindrical in shape and open at an end of said cartridge to receive a suitable' tool to grip said cartridge internal of said recess for handling said cartridge while hot.l

In testimony whereof I have affixed' my signature.

WARNER T. TABB. 

